# Athletics at the 1989 Bolivarian Games

Athletics competitions at the 1989 Bolivarian Games were held at the Estadio José Pachencho Romero in Maracaibo, Venezuela, between January 14–25, 1989.
A detailed history of the early editions of the Bolivarian Games between 1938 and 1989 was published in a book written (in Spanish) by José Gamarra Zorrilla, former president of the Bolivian Olympic Committee, and first president (1976-1982) of ODESUR. Gold medal winners from Ecuador were published by the Comité Olímpico Ecuatoriano.
A total of 40 events were contested, 23 by men and 17 by women.

## Medal summary

Medal winners were published.

### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: 4.7 m/s) | Florencio Aguilar (PAN) | 10.49 w | Arnaldo Oquendo (VEN) | 10.58 w | Cristóbal Caguao (VEN) | 10.62 w |
| 200 metres (wind: 1.2 m/s) | Jesús Malavé (VEN) | 21.10 | Florencio Aguilar (PAN) | 21.27 | Richard Kristen (VEN) | 21.51 |
| 400 metres | Jesús Malavé (VEN) | 46.69 | Wilson Cañizales (COL) | 46.87 | Henry Aguiar (VEN) | 47.30 |
| 800 metres | José Abel Segura (COL) | 1:51.67 | Juan Navarro (VEN) | 1:52.56 | Héctor Caicedo (COL) | 1:53.76 |
| 1500 metres | José Abel Segura (COL) | 3:55.54 | Juan Navarro (VEN) | 3:57.03 | Reynaldo Cuadros (PER) | 3:57.62 |
| 5000 metres | Juan José Castillo (PER) | 14:18.11 | Rolando Vera (ECU) | 14:24.64 | Juan Díaz (VEN) | 14:39.06 |
| 10000 metres | Rolando Vera (ECU) | 29:54.22 | Néstor Jami (ECU) | 30:37.65 | Oscar Mejías (VEN) | 30:59.62 |
| Half Marathon | Pedro Ortiz (COL) | 1:07:46 | Silvio Guerra (ECU) | 1:08:25 | Gustavo Paredes (ECU) | 1:08:43 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Juan José Castillo (PER) | 8:56.98 | Eddy Punina (ECU) | 9:03.87 | Arnaldo Rivas (VEN) | 9:09.29 |
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: 2.0 m/s) | Eliexer Pulgar (VEN) | 14.19 | Juan Saldarriaga (COL) | 14.30 | Luis Bazán (VEN) | 14.43 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Wilfredo Ferrer (VEN) | 51.56 | Antonio Smith (VEN) | 53.10 | Arnold Chara (COL) | 53.11 |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | Venezuela Bueno Jesús Malavé Cristobal Caguao Arnaldo Oquendo | 40.66 | Colombia Robinson Urrutia Wilson Cañizales Jhon Mena Juan Villamizar | 40.91 | Peru Óscar Fernández Dagiau Marco Mautino Giorgio Mautino | 41.39 |
| 4 x 400 metres relay | Colombia Arnold Chará Juan Villamizar Javier Bermúdez Wilson Cañizales | 3:13.20 | Venezuela | 3:13.28 | Peru | 3:17.63 |
| 20 Kilometres Road Walk | Héctor Moreno (COL) | 1:29:07 | Carlos Ramones (VEN) | 1:29:36 | Juan Rojas (ECU) | 1:30:17 |
| High Jump | Santiago Lozada (PER) | 2.14 | Iaston Fuller (VEN) | 2.06 | Fernando Valiente (PER) | 2.06 |
| Pole Vault | Konstantín Zagustín (VEN) | 4.70 | Juan Saldarriaga (COL) | 4.70 | Dean Torres (ECU) | 4.30 |
| Long Jump | Ángel Tovar (VEN) | 7.36 | Fernando Valiente (PER) | 7.28 | Jorge González (COL) | 7.18 |
| Triple Jump | Sergio Saavedra (VEN) | 15.96 | José Quiñaliza (ECU) | 15.92 | Ricardo Valiente (PER) | 15.60 |
| Shot Put | Carlos Aragón (COL) | 15.38 | Wilfredo Jaimes (VEN) | 15.08 | Luis García (ECU) | 13.23 |
| Discus Throw | Wilfredo Jaimes (VEN) | 46.66 | Luis Fernando Garrido (COL) | 46.06 | Luis Palacios (VEN) | 43.28 |
| Hammer Throw | David Castrillón (COL) | 57.54 | Roberto Lozano (COL) | 52.48 | Carlos López (VEN) | 52.44 |
| Javelin Throw | Luis Lucumí (COL) | 71.12 | Luis Martínez (COL) | 69.94 | Luis Carrasco (VEN) | 69.72 |
| Decathlon | Fidel Solórzano (ECU) | 6637 | José Velázquez (VEN) | 5034 | | |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: 2.8 m/s) | Amparo Caicedo (COL) | 11.41 w | Alejandra Quiñones (COL) | 11.87 w | Marbelis Barriga (VEN) | 12.08 w |
| 200 metres (wind: 1.8 m/s) | Amparo Caicedo (COL) | 23.36 | Norfalia Carabalí (COL) | 23.37 | Emy Ochoa (VEN) | 24.77 |
| 400 metres | Norfalia Carabalí (COL) | 54.27 | Filomena Casierra (ECU) | 57.55 | Magaly Segovia (COL) | 57.66 |
| 800 metres | Milexa Figueroa (VEN) | 2:15.01 | Ingrid Rosero (ECU) | 2:15.06 | Rocío Estrada (COL) | 2:15.73 |
| 1500 metres | Damelis Guerra (VEN) | 4:35.86 | Elvira Velandra (COL) | 4:37.33 | Ovilma Ruíz (VEN) | 4:39.49 |
| 5000 metres | Martha Tenorio (ECU) | 16:50.28 | Elvira Velandra (COL) | 17:03.60 | Elvia Euconsela (ECU) | 17:24.05 |
| 100 metres hurdles | Nancy Vallecilla (ECU) | 13.59 w | Arlene Phillips (VEN) | 13.92 w | Martha Dinas (COL) | 14.81 w |
| 400 metres hurdles | Maribelsy Peña (COL) | 61.21 | Ingrid Rosero (ECU) | 64.00 | Rosa Urbina (VEN) | 64.82 |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | Colombia Elia Mera Alejandra Quiñones Amparo Caicedo Norfalia Carabalí | 46.00 | Venezuela Carmen Méndez Marbelis Barriga Emy Ochoa López | 46.91 | Ecuador Filomena Casierra Cristina Bustamante Nancy Vallecilla Ingrid Rosero | 49.35 |
| 4 x 400 metres relay | Colombia Magaly Segovia Alejandra Quiñones Maribelsi Peña Norfalia Carabalí | 3:44.42 | | | Ecuador Filomena Casierra Ingrid Rosero Cristina Bustamante Amparo Flores | 3:54.30 |
| 10 Kilometres Track Walk | Miriam Ramón (ECU) | 46:15.2 | Luisa Nivicela (ECU) | 48:25.8 | Gloria Moreno (COL) | 49:01.6 |
| High Jump | Fernanda Mosquera (COL) | 1.70 | Nancy Vallecilla (ECU) | 1.64 | Yanelis Barreto (VEN) | 1.61 |
| Long Jump | Nancy Vallecilla (ECU) | 5.72 | Sorelis Bohórquez (VEN) | 5.65 | Daisy Zereceda (PER) | 5.57 |
| Shot Put | María Isabel Urrutia (COL) | 15.41 | Virginia Salomón (VEN) | 13.70 | Carmen Chalá (ECU) | 13.55 |
| Discus Throw | María Isabel Urrutia (COL) | 50.22 | Yunaira Piña (VEN) | 44.30 | Jenny Quintero (VEN) | 42.32 |
| Javelin Throw | Marieta Riera (VEN) | 54.22 | Mariela Riera (VEN) | 47.52 | Zorobabelia Córdoba (COL) | 45.94 |
| Heptathlon | Nancy Vallecilla (ECU) | 5102 | Zorobabelia Córdoba (COL) | 4724 | Milly Figueroa (COL) | 4414 |

## Medal table (unofficial)

* Host nation (Venezuela)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Colombia (COL) | 17 | 12 | 9 | 38 |
| 2 | Venezuela (VEN)* | 12 | 15 | 16 | 43 |
| 3 | Ecuador (ECU) | 7 | 10 | 8 | 25 |
| 4 | Peru (PER) | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 5 | Panama (PAN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals (5 entries) | Totals (5 entries) | 40 | 39 | 39 | 118 |